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Department Research Photo Contest Winner Announced

The winner of the 2018 Annual Graduate Program Research Photo Contest is Jennifer Jenkins with this photograph of planarians (flatworms) that have been through whole-mount in situ hybridization labeling the central nervous system.


Study Reveals Key Cause of Treatment Failure in Chagas Disease

Dr. Rick Tarleton and his research team at the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases at the University of Georgia have uncovered what could be the underlying cause of ineffectual drug treatments for Chagas disease.

Riju Balachandran

Riju Balachandran is Awarded Two Distinguished Cancer Research Fellowships

Riju Balachandran, a PhD student in Dr. Edward Kipreos' laboratory, has the outstanding accomplishment of winning both the Mary Loraine Young Hines Graduate Fellowship in Cancer Research and the Grimes Family Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Natural Sciences from the University of…

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NIH Awards $1.875 Million to Study Malaria Parasite

Dr Vasant Muralidharan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cellular Biology, and his research team at the University of Georgia’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases are making great strides in understanding how the parasite Plasmodium falciparum invades human red bloo


Julie Stanton Receives Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. Julie Stanton is one of four recipients of the 2018 Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award. These awards for excellence in teaching honor outstanding faculty in the Franklin College who have shown a sustained commitment to high-quality instruction.